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Trade Marks and Passing off - easyGroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore

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  Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (HH Judge Hacon) easyGroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore OU and others [2026] EWHC 767 (IPEC) (1 April 2026) His Honour Judge Hacon, who tried this claim, described it in para [1] of his judgment in  easyGroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore OU and others [2026] EWHC 767 (IPEC) (1 April 2026) as "the latest in a line of claims brought by the claimant ('easyGroup') against parties trading under a name which begins with the word 'easy'."  he added that the claim was for trade mark infringement and passing off. The Parties The claimant is the owner and licensor of all intellectual property rights relating to the various 'easy' businesses set up by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the best known of which is easyJet. The first defendant ('Easyfeetstore') is an Estonian company which sells orthopaedic and orthotic insoles and related accessories online in several territories including the United Kingdom.  The second defend...
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Geographical Indications - Consorzio di Tutela Della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco v Prosecco International Ltd.

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Vineyards in the Prosecco Region Author Civvì   Licence:  CC BY-SA 4.0   Source: Wikimedia Common s   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (HH Judge Hacon)  Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco v Prosecco International Ltd and others [2026] EWHC 912 (IPEC) (15 April 2026) The    Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco  ("the PDO Prosecco")    is the body appointed by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture to protect and promote the Protected Designation of Origin "Prosecco".  Prosecco International Ltd. ("Prosecco International")  is an English company which describes its business as "including distilling, rectifying and blending spirits, manufacturing wine from grape and other business support activities."  Mr Ralph Goldstein is a director of Prosecco International and Mr Michael Goldstein is a former director. The Application PDO Prosecc...
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Anti-Suit and Anti-Anti-Suit Injunctions - Amazon.com v InterDigital

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Munich Law Courts Author Berthold Werner   Licence CC BY -S A 3.0   Source Wikipedia Commons   Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mr Justice Meade) Amazon.com Inc and others v Interdigital VC Holdings Inc and others [2025] EWHC 3170 (Pat) (2 Dec 2025) This was an application by InterDigital VC Holdings Inc., InterDigital Inc., InterDigital Madison Patents Holdings SAS, InterDigital Patents Holdings Inc. and InterDigital CE Holdings SAS ( "InterDigital" ) to set aside or, alternatively, vary the ex parte interim anti-anti-suit injunction that Mr Justice Meade had granted to the claimants, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon  Digital UK Ltd., Amazon Europe Core SARL, Amazon EU SARL and Amazon Technologues Inc ( "Amazon ") on 20 Oct 2025 and continued on 30 Oct 2025.  The reason why his lordship made that order is that the Munich regional court ("Landgericht München I") and the Mannheim Local Division of the Unified Patent Court had each granted  ex parte injunctions to ...
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Patents - Networld Sports v Quick Play Sport

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Author RickDikeman   Licence CC BY-SA 3.0   Source Wikimedia Commons     Jane Lambert Patents Court (David Stone) Networld Sports Ltd v Quick Play Sport Ltd [2026] EWHC 1295 (Ch) (1 June 2026) This was an appeal by Networld Sports Ltd ("Networld") against the decision of Dr Benjamin Micklewright on behalf of the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks of 14 Oct 2025 not to revoke claims 1 and 10 of  European patent (UK) 2 146 786 B1  on grounds of anticipation and obviousness.  The appeal was heard by Mr David Stone sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court on 9 March 2026.  Mr Stone handed down his judgment on 1 June 2026.  By para [43] of his judgment in  Networld Sports Ltd v Quick Play Sport Ltd [2026] EWHC 1295 (Ch) (1 June 2026), he dismissed Networld's appeal. The Invention The title of the patent was "Goal Apparatus".   It consisted of a  frame,  first and second flexible ...
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